Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes in his explantion of this verse (The Meaning of the Holy Quran):

"Justice is a comprehensive term, and may include all the virtues of cold philosophy. But religion asks for something warmer and more human, the doing of good deeds even where perhaps they are not strictly demanded by justice..."

The question is, what type of society do we want to be - one of cold justice or ihsan (goodness)?

We need to turn the culture. Make it so that shopping at Walmart is seen in a negative light, we need to do that by not shopping there, when we see or hear of people shopping there telling that its sad that x, y, z.

We need to make it so that its a taboo to do so. When its a taboo at least people will feel shame enough not to talk about their shopping habits. At least then its a admission of guilt or shame or both.

many of us who had a loved one recover from cancer know how taxing that can be for the whole family. For this family, it seems to be the least of their worries as they have also just lost their son who only served two short weeks in a tragic war, are helping a mother deal with crippling brain injuries, and are in the grips of legal battle with one of the most ruthless corporate giants of the world. Subhan'Allah, may Allah give this family patience and comfort in this time.

Muslamics?

The term Muslamics is a cross between Muslims and Islamics, and makes light of the many erroneous labels placed upon Muslims.

As Muslims living in America, we are part of a daily struggle to define ourselves and forge new identities, at a time when our community, and specifically Muslim activists, are in the limelight. Part of this struggle is to reclaim our language.

We are proud to be Muslims and we believe it is part of our duty to convey to others who we are and what we stand for. Therefore, we will take the name Muslamics - originally used as a derogatory term against Muslims - and expose the ignorance behind it, as well as give it a new and positive meaning.